alert is mopping up air conditioners to 78 degrees. a tough request owe ask californians when it's so hot outside. >> not much different than being in the shade. >> it's a hard thing to do. >> it looks like we're safe, the yellow line was expected usage but look at what a flex alert can do. there is cal iso grateful for efforts to kochb serve but there are three days still to go. a. >> it got hot inland today. sand gentleman ya patel is here now to let us know if we're approaching records. >> there are records so high, here are the highs so far. it's cooking in livermore. it's 102 degrees, fairfield up to 101 degrees. there are san jose, up to 90.

96 in morgan hill, around the bay, and along the coastline, you're comforted. san carlos, 84 degrees. there is heat not in a hurry to leave soon. as you're making plans you're probably wondering how much longer, how hot? i'll answer questions coming up. >> and police are accused of kidnapping his 2-month-old daughter and her 17-year-old mother. police say he kidnapped the two last fight. the 17-year-old and her baby found just after 3:00. >> the victim found in good physical condition. we're still currently looking for this suspect.

there is still a reward for arrest. >> they urge anyone calling -- that sees him to call 911. >> in san jose a community peace rally about to get underway by people from different faiths. this comes following that deadly shooting by a white supreme sift in a sikh temple in wisconsin sunday, six people were killed. and. >> people just now starting to arrive at this peace rally taking place at the plaza you can see the podium is ready to go. organizers expect 400 people to attend. the purpose is to stand together and honor freedoms and advocate as one, difference hate. this as mentioned in response

tolt deadly shooting in a sikh temple on sunday and there are members of the bay area sikh community and there is a a number of local officials. there will be a community prayer starting at 6:00. attendees can experience entertainment. this event will go on until 7:30 this evening. >> live in san jose abc 7 news. >> and a agency has begun an investigation into chevron fire in richmond. and chevron says it will open up a flames office following a fire that spewed thick clouds into the air sending hundreds of people to the hospital. the claim office will be located in a popular community center and this should see

long lines when it opens. >> there is more than a thousand people have contacted chevron complaining they've been affected by the fire you and know, that is an overwhelming number and that is why chevron decided to open up this temporary claims off here on sixth street. chevron hopes to response to all of the claims within three days. this is while several agencies are at the refinery investigating the fire and now, the feds are involved. >> investigators from the federal agency charged with looking at serious accidents is at chevron refinery. the team from the u.s. chemical safety board is still waiting for cal osha to give permission to go into unit four where this fire occurred monday. but they've begun checking records and interviewing witnesses.

this board member says this is one of several investigations around the country. >> we're concerned about the incidents in this industry as well as the problems we've noted throughout the country. >> the investigations continued at the refinery, chevron made preparations a9 center for tomorrow's opening of the claims office. since the fire, huge crowds of the residents have been filling the office of the law firm. the same should hold true, tomorrow at the community center. >> and there is my eyes getting watery. my heart is getting tired. >> my chest is clogged. i don't feel g they've got to pay for that. >> leah typifies the attitude of many. there was a lot of anger at this meeting which chevron held tuesday night. the professor is an environment sociologist and

says what's happening in the aftermath of the fire is normal among people who have lived near a refinery for a long time. people who feel their health has been affected by chemical leaks. >> and there are people feel they should be compensated are seeing this an as opportunity to get that compensation. >> and not everyone believes chevron has been a bad neighbor. >> if chevron leaves richmond we're going to end up like detroit. they're good neighbors and they help and give things to the community. >> chevron is fired to file a report today and we're told that will be a basic report. all of the other things are being investigated and we're told that will take a long time. vic lee abc 7 news.

>> thank you very much. >> that center is opening tomorrow morning at 9:00 to begin processing claims. it's going to be held at nevin community center. and the center opens saturday from 8:00 until noon, monday through friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and you can call chevron about the fund, here is the number on the screen. that information is posted on our web site. you can click on see it on tv. >> police questioned and released a man in qex a grass fire. sky 7 was overhead after the fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the preserve in the foot hills. police say a bike rider matched the description. the suspect matched the description. the fire did no damage and it's cause remains under

investigation. >> coming up, google ordered to pay the largest fine of its kind for invading privacy of apple users. >> looking for a job? one employee ready to hire on the spot over the next few day autos and efforts to make sure california olympian was keep winnings scot-free. >> abc 7 news at 5:00 cont

>> hundreds of people waited in line for hours on 4th street. the company plans to fire 300 people. abc 7 news joins us live near the store and this job fair will continue for a couple more days? >> that is right. friday and saturday. and you can see this behind me will open in two months, october 14th so they want to

fire people quickly to start training them. shakila arrived at the job fair at 7:00 a.m. soon, hundreds lined up behind her. the market has been tough. >> this is kind of a let down. but it's more motivation to keep going. so there is nothing going to let it stop me. >> i seen it on craig's list. i walked around neighborhoods and just put my resumes where i saw help wanted. >> inside, people sat down to fill out applications the old fashioned way, or online. berna det says she brings years of experience, working for marriott hotels. >> i worked there 14 years. >> the company says no prior experience is needed. just show entus thus yachl for the job. target associates call it a can do attitude. >> i have what take thes for any job. i'm, yeah. i can do anything. >> the sky is the limit for

me. >> so for some positions we're offering on the spot. so we hope to get those team members started possible, yes. >> a background check conducted before anyone is on the books. as for salaries and benefits... target officials say they're offering competitive packages. 300 people will be hired to staff the new store. and it will be called city target. the first of its kind indicatoring to urban customers. target hopes to open similar stores in other stores like l.a. and seattle. dennis interviewed today and told to expect a call sometime next week. >> we had three hours in the heat. it's worth it. i hope they call me. call me, target! i love you! >> and like i said, they're looking for enthusiastic people. i have been -- city target will indicator to urban customers. many take public

transportation or walk. target will have many products coming in smaller packages. so you have until 7:00 p.m. to get down here and there is the job fair continuing friday and saturday from 9:00 to ak. live in san francisco, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >> and here is a look at what she just explained to us today until 7:00, friday from 11 to 7:00 and it's 4th and mission in san francisco. >> google paying a record $22.5 million fine to settle allegations it broke a promise by tracking people using apple safari browser. ftc began gaigt after a researcher revealed the company had overridden save guards to monitor millions of users. just months earlier google pledged not to mislead consumers. the fine is the largest ever imposed by ftc.

google bywill pay the fine. >> and a new push underway to create a ban on plastic wags. members of the environment california showed off thousands of petitions fod, urging senators to pass ab 298. that measure banning single use plastic bags in california. san jose ban stores will be able to charge for providing paper bags. >> plastic bags in california, recycling only 5% of them make it back to counters. we have alternatives to plastic bags and reusable bags. >> and you can bring your own bags. 50 cities ban the use and that covers about a quarter of the state. a similar proseal failed to pass the legislature, groups say they oppose it because they believe it will cost job autos an increase in the number of swine flu cases. cdc says the case count jumped

from 29 last week to 158 this week because of outbreaks. officials say post cases have been mild. unlike a strain that killed 12,000 people in 2009. most or all cases appear to have spread from pigs to humans which makes it less contagious. and a warning about protecting your hearing. doctors urging you to resist sticking those swabs or anything else deep into your ears. they say leave the deep cleaning to health care providers. not only do you risk punk touring your ear drum, you can cause ear wax to compact and block the ear canal. that is a leading cause of hearing problems. >> and some consumer news now, if you think flying is a hassle, you may be surprised by findings of some federal aviation officials. >> they say airlines have improved. >> wow. >> yes. >> hard to believe. >> yes. >> in case you didn't notice

air lines are doing much better when it comes to arriving on time and not losing bags. u.s. department of transportation says 84% of flights landed within 15 minutes. that is the best record since 1988. also, only three in every thousand bags are lost or danieled, also a record in nearly three decades. faa officials praise the industry. some consumers are not quite so impressed. >> i think peak passengers deserve to be treated fairly. and really they are improved service. >> this seems everyone is antiairline i feel like. they don't seem to be doing anything to fix that image. >> it makes ontime arrivals

easier. if you've been watching olympics you know we're bringing home plenty of gold. athletes have to pay income taxes on the value of the medals and there is a movement to stop the irs from charging federal taxes on olympic prizes. >> we're proud, these are like trophies not cash and they're going to keep these and put them on the wall keep them for their kids and grandkids. >> this seems to be the movement going on here throughout the state and in congress, if you win a gold you get a $5,000 check. >> what is the value of the metal determined to be? >> the value of the medal?

that is a great, great question. >> and that is. >> priceless. >> thank you. >> and there is all about the heat. >> and we have temperatures up into triple digits inland. there is this picture, you can see it's sunny and heat is building. air call is declining. spare the air in effect today and tomorrow. there is a live picture from our camera. the fog has pt quite left the coast. it's keeping the coast company. so the heat is on here are the temperatures. 101 in fairfield. there is san francisco, 53.

heat inland friday, saturday. spare the air day, tomorrow, and you will notice it and feel it. by next week. in the morning we're expecting temperatures to drop. we have the breeze going. hopefully it won't be too unfom for theable. and there is fog around in the morning about 800 feet deep. and fog will pull away, we'll see 60s at the coast, 100s inland. same range of temperatures we're experiencing this afternoon. so we're in for another toasty day inland. and of course, heat is building air quality is really just not very good. and so it's spare the air friday. and there is sea breezes

blowing. and highs for friday, in the south bay, 89 in santa clara. 90s in san jose. 95 degrees in los gatos, you're looking at low to mid-80s in san mateo. palo alto, 86 degrees. downtown san francisco this is mild weather as you can see. there is 70s tomorrow, up into north bay, wire going to see micro climates 6789 60s coast side. and there is 93 in santa rosa. east bay communities, sunny day. 77 in oakland. 84 castro valley. inland areas you're baking again. 99 degrees in fairfield. 101 in livermore and 80

degrees in santa cruz. accu-weather forecast spare the air, hot inland, two more days of triple digits inland. cooling to the upper 90s sunday, cooling is relative. mid-90s monday through thursday. inland areas back to average. mid to upper 60s along coastline. until then, our steamy set up here to stay. not going away soon. >> oh, yeah thank you sandhya. >> more us? ahead including breaking news. an

>> right now, vacaville police are investigating an officer insolved shooting that happened in front of the police department. around 3:00 this afternoon a man with a knife lunged at two officers walking out of the building. one of the officers shot the man who is in the hospital now. we hope to have more on this for you coming up on abc 7

news at 6:00. >> we have some images to show you. pictures inside of a small plane on a flight to the i had i had wilder negs just 100 feet above the tree line, watch this. it plunged to the ground. every second caught on tape. mazingly all four people on board survived. the pilots of the plane suffered broken jaw and broken ribs but it could have been worse. lucky

coming up at 6:00 a warning from jeep. tonight the i team has admission to a dangerous steering problem. legal battle underway between american cell phone makers and the city of san francisco and inside look at outside lands. the three day museal keft fevt value getting underway in san francisco nice weather for them.

>> and i'm cheryl jennings. >> from all of us here, thanks for joining us. >> welcome to "world news." and tonight, wonder women. a dramatic victory by the u.s. women's soccer team brings home the gold. how women are saving the day for team usa at the london games. storm surge. a warning tonight about the hurricane season. and why the government is telling millions of americans to get ready. sudden impact. a plane crashes in the wilderness and it's all caught on tape in the cockpit. how did everyone survive? and, big inspiration. meet the determined 12-year-old who has become an unlikely olympic star. is this the road to greatness? good evening.

right now, team usa is celebrating victory and redemption. just hours ago, the women's soccer team took the field against japan, their first match since last year's tough loss in the world cup. as one player put it then, japan snatched our dream. tonight, the american women took it back. and their win is just the latest triumph for all the women of team usa. these olympic games, more than ever before, have been defined by the golden girls. abc's bill weir has our front row seat at the olympics and he starts us off tonight. how much fun did you have today, bill? >> reporter: it just keeps coming, george. if you need further proof that london 2012 will be defined by the fairer athletes, get a load of this. the united states has won 39 golds so far. 26 of those belong to women. and on this night in particular, whether it was on the pitch or on the wood, in the pool, in the ring, for american fans, it was ladies night. in a soccer-mad worl